Don't be silly, they ride on the bus and tell the Grannies when the next stop is, shout at the kids to keep their feet off of the seats ...
Don't be silly, they ride on the bus and tell the Grannies when the next stop is, shout at the kids to keep their feet off of the seats ...
Stone56
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Good old days,
Apparently farmers used to ride them to market. she is a skinny female about 4 stone soaking wet.I do her feet are almost on the floor
I'll have to research, but as a vet I doubt she'd get it wrong.
According to my research, yes, adults can ride Shetlands but a lot of peeps seem to thing you shouldn't.
A piece of old Shetland law:
"Another crime that appeared regularly appeared in court documents was that of riding another manβs pony without his permission!"
Riding them was also a popular, and sometimes recommended by doctors, pastime for fishermen.
Ten fascinating facts about Shetland Ponies
Ten fascinating facts about Shetland Ponies, including when they arrived on the islands and what makes them so unique.
www.northlinkferries.co.uk
...and sell tickets wound out and printed on "Setrite" machines.
Bizarrely W had a hand in the design of one model as the bus company she used to work for was fed up of clippies fiddling them.
Apparently there were umpteen ways in which they could be fiddled so she had to find a work-around for as many as she could.
Here is a page that explains some of the fiddles, as well as showing various models.
saxavordian
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Seeing Elon Musk Starlinks sats act like annoying fleas as they orbit. Add to the group the myriad of other space junk currently floating. We should follow Elon Musk idea sending his car to space........ EV Evoque no no hear me out at the back
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The entire stock of EV Evoques, should be more than enough for a barrier, to stop or deflect anything of dinosaur killer.
Invent a capture device to grab / vacuum all the bits up and recycle them ....Seeing Elon Musk Starlinks sats act like annoying fleas as they orbit. Add to the group the myriad of other space junk currently floating. We should follow Elon Musk idea sending his car to space........ EV Evoque no no hear me out at the back
The entire stock of EV Evoques, should be more than enough for a barrier, to stop or deflect anything of dinosaur killer.
saxavordian
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There's a Shetland joke about the ponies size.Apparently farmers used to ride them to market. she is a skinny female about 4 stone soaking wet.
I'll have to research, but as a vet I doubt she'd get it wrong.
According to my research, yes, adults can ride Shetlands but a lot of peeps seem to thing you shouldn't.
A piece of old Shetland law:
"Another crime that appeared regularly appeared in court documents was that of riding another manβs pony without his permission!"
Riding them was also a popular, and sometimes recommended by doctors, pastime for fishermen.
Ten fascinating facts about Shetland Ponies
Ten fascinating facts about Shetland Ponies, including when they arrived on the islands and what makes them so unique.
A horse ask a why Shetland pony became so small. Is it because working in the mines, or bad breeders.
The Shetland pony replies have you ever tried to shag a sheep
Stone56
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I bet thears sats up there with missiles on them just awaiting
Stone56
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In a mine ,to bootThere's a Shetland joke about the ponies size.
A horse ask a why Shetland pony became so small. Is it because working in the mines, or bad breeders.
The Shetland pony replies have you ever tried to shag a sheep
saxavordian
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I think international space station doing a fine job acting like bar magnet
. No seriously though they've been researching in trying to capture larger debris to drag down. Also capturing smaller objects, as it's harder with orbiting SATs, rocket boosters have different routes to navigate safely. You could see why send rockets to the moon and safety is getting harder each year.
Oops, that's you in trouble with Hippo, but still funny!!There's a Shetland joke about the ponies size.
A horse ask a why Shetland pony became so small. Is it because working in the mines, or bad breeders.
The Shetland pony replies have you ever tried to **** a sheep
I think international space station doing a fine job acting like bar magnet
It's getting like the ΓpikβOort Cloud up there ....
They already have but it don't work on vacuum. don't think vacuum would work in space anyway would it?
Funny how they still call it a "space vacuum cleaner" though.
Must get on and cook my dins.
Smoked gammon, Heinz baked beans, some shrooms and anything else I fancy.
Oh and I'd better open a bot of vin.
Enjoy the evening folks!
Smoked gammon, Heinz baked beans, some shrooms and anything else I fancy.
Oh and I'd better open a bot of vin.
Enjoy the evening folks!
I was thinking of an AFR Gauge Kit.OK, I'll allow you to buy just one more thing for it.
Mine came with it.
A big pair of fluffy dice!!
That would make tuning easier maybe. But only if you understand what parts of the needle you are using at all loads.
They are still to be seen in quite a lot of European cities, and in Blackpool "Γ©videmment"!Love that !! So ripp out all the tram lines and over head lines because dervi buses are better !! Fast forward a few years hay presto electric buses are better. Zagreb still operate trames as do a lot of Cities out this way
Lille used to have the longest tramline in the world. I rode it once from on end to the other as I went to Roubaix/Tourcoing to chat to some people about summat to do with my dissertation. Sat in their dining room for a coupla hours and they didn't offer me as much as a glass of water! Not French at all!
But very business-like. Their info was good.
so out of there, and back ont tram. All the way back to Lille.
Straight into a bar!!
Funny how you remember these things. And I could possibly have been the only passenger at least on one half of the return journey.
Originally built in 1874 and I feared it had been closed down some time after I left in 1979. but no, thanks to the eurotunnel it has been retained and actually improved!
Lille Trams - Le Mongy - www.simplonpc.co.uk
Photos & Images of Lille Trams - www.simplonpc.co.uk
www.simplonpc.co.uk
Wot you need is a camera pointing into the throat of the carb that you can trigger from inside the car and note at what revs you are taking each pic, then you could see how high the needle has risen out of the jet.I was thinking of an AFR Gauge Kit.
That would make tuning easier maybe. But only if you understand what parts of the needle you are using at all loads.
Vizard's book tells you roughly what each bit does but only roughly. A rolling road session is the only way of being absolutely sure but then, as I discovered, a rolling road can be very artificial. I had one on mine and it did improve things but it still didn't leave the car perfect.
It wasn't cheap then and now Lord knows what they cost. Also you need to know the guy who does it. At least mine was a renowned Mini specialist.
But then, (as I found out later, too late) he tuned mine for racing rather than simply driving around the place.
As always, it is a learning experience.So I like the idea of an AFR gauge but without being able to put it together with revs and needle position it is a bit of a poser. In the sense of "a difficult problem". (God I do speak old English sometimes). Maybe money better spent on a range of needles that you think might better "fit" what you are aiming for.
I had a lamp post which a passed at 3000rpm in third, started stopwatch and then stopped it at the firestation and noted my speed. Then tweaked it a bit and tried again to see if any improvement.Wot you need is a camera pointing into the throat of the carb that you can trigger from inside the car and note at what revs you are taking each pic, then you could see how high the needle has risen out of the jet.
Vizard's book tells you roughly what each bit does but only roughly. A rolling road session is the only way of being absolutely sure but then, as I discovered, a rolling road can be very artificial. I had one on mine and it did improve things but it still didn't leave the car perfect.
It wasn't cheap then and now Lord knows what they cost. Also you need to know the guy who does it. At least mine was a renowned Mini specialist.
But then, (as I found out later, too late) he tuned mine for racing rather than simply driving around the place.
So I like the idea of an AFR gauge but without being able to put it together with revs and needle position it is a bit of a poser. In the sense of "a difficult problem". (God I do speak old English sometimes). Maybe money better spent on a range of needles that you think might better "fit" what you are aiming for.
What a flipping mess/laugh!
I try to imagine how long it would take without all your heavy machinery.
Very interesting. Love these stories and pics.
EDIT, no I am being rude. It isn't a mess at all, in fact you are doing a neat job of it.
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